layer 2.0 Architecture Design competition 2022, Tel Aviv-Yafo Architectural Design Contest News
layer 2.0 Architecture Competition
2 January 2022
Extension on a modernist Building in Tel Aviv-Yafo
International Architecture idea Competition

27 Feb 2022: submission deadline
Competition Introduction
layer 2.0 Architecture Design Competition
In the 21st century, most metropolitan areas are characterized by dense construction. Considering both the forecasts of population growth and the limited land reserves, future urban renewal projects will inevitably involve new building additions above existing structures, creating a new urban layer. Tel Aviv-Jaffa is inadvertently becoming a living lab, where new construction integrates with the conservation of the UNESCO listed heritage zone, located in the heart of the city. We invite planners to re-examine alternatives and best practices for innovative, creative, and original building additions on top of the modernist buildings of the 30?. The competition also invites to explore how to plan new building additions while referencing current issues of communal solidarity and sustainability.
The task is to design a concept for a building addition in Tel Aviv Yafo, the addition will consist of 2.5 floors on top of a listed building. The design itself should refer to the original building and its surrounding block and urban landscape. No minimum size or number of residential units per block is defined. The proposals should be flexible enough...